Ulf Persson has been CEO of ABBYY since 2017. He first joined the company as a member of the ABBYY Group Board in 2002 and in March 2015, he became the Chairman of the Board. For over 25 years, Ulf has been involved as an investor and board member in 20 different growth companies, including jNetx (telecom software), UCMS (HR & accounting BPO) and MyMoney (P2P car financing). Ulf is a graduate of Stockholm School of Economics and the Swedish Defense Language Institute and holds a B.Sc. in Economics.